Sensex spurts 355 points to fresh record closing high of 31,716<br/>

The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange spurted 355 points, or 1.1 percent, to close at a fresh record high of 31,716, today. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange surged 105 points, or 1.1. percent, to also hit a new all-time closing peak of 9,771.

NSE faces glitches, F&O trading stopped

Investors today encountered glitches at the National Stock Exchange as trading in the F&amp;O, (futures and options) segment was stopped and stock prices failed to get updated. The exchange said, that due to technical reasons in the cash market, trading was stopped in cash and F &amp; O segm...

India emerging as front runner in fight against climate change: World Bank

Govt aims to make India self-sufficient in energy sector: Pradhan

Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan has said that India needs clean and cheap energy for creating employment through Industrial development. He was speaking at the inaugural function of two days Bio energy Urja Utsav organised by Ministry of Petroleum &amp; N...

India's forex reserves at record-high of USD 386.53 billion

India&apos;s foreign exchange reserves have increased by 4.007 billion US dollars to touch a record high of 386.539 billion US dollars in the week ended 30th June. A RBI press release has informed that foreign currency assets, a major part of the overall reserves rose by 3.724 billion US dollars...

Transparent and comprehensive PCR need of the hour: RBI Deputy Guv<br/>

RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya has said that a transparent and comprehensive Public Credit Registry - PCR is the need of the hour in India. Speaking at the 11th Statistics Day Conference in Mumbai, Dr. Acharya said the registry will help in controlling loan defaults, improve credit culture and pr...

Govt aims to make India self-sufficient in energy sector: Pradhan<br/>

Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmesh Pradhan has said that India needs clean and cheap energy for creating employment through Industrial development. He was speaking at the inaugural function of two days Bio energy Urja Utsav organised by Ministry of Petroleum &amp; Nat...

Education not expensive under GST: Govt

Centre has denied reports of education becoming expensive under GST. Finance Ministry said, such reports are completely unsubstantiated and there has been no change in taxability of educational and other services on account of GST. It also said, there is no change in any object relating to education...

Reports of education becoming expensive under GST unsubstantiated: Govt

Centre has denied reports of education becoming expensive under GST. Finance Ministry said, such reports are completely unsubstantiated and there has been no change in taxability of educational and other services on account of GST. It also said, there is no change in any object relating to education...

The Reserve Bank of India today said that customers will not suffer any loss if unauthorised electronic banking transactions are reported to the bank within three days thus putting the onus of such transactions largely on the banks. The amount involved will be credited in the accounts concerned with...